masses
Britishplural noun
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the body of common people
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informal (often foll by of) great numbers or quantities
masses of food
Example Sentences
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It said it would introduce new rules to tackle fraud and a lack of transparency in funeral pricing to "reduce the burden of funerals on the masses".
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
West didn’t just embody feminist fat acceptance; she made it cool and brought it to the masses.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
A consumer device for the masses and Nvidia’s wonky supercomputer systems might seem to have little in common.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
The resulting simulations replicate the masses, locations, and motions of the Milky Way and Andromeda, as well as the positions and velocities of 31 galaxies just outside the Local Group.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026
The Negro masses will name leaders and will give them power and responsibility.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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